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Connecticut State Library presents 
the Connecticut Forum on Digital Initiatives

October 28, 2011
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at Connecticut State Library, Memorial Hall

231 Capitol Avenue

Hartford, Connecticut
Directions http://www.cslib.org/directions.htm


The Connecticut Forum on Digital Initiatives will bring together academic, research and public libraries, museums and cultural institutions from around the state to talk about the digital projects happening in our historic state. It’s a chance for institutions to bring their projects and ideas to the table and learn from each other about how to improve and enhance them. The theme of this forum is collaboration, and how in the face of ever tightening budgets, Connecticut institutions and organizations can work together to create better digital projects for the people of Connecticut.


Speakers from institutions including Yale University and the Hartford History Center will cover issues just as diverse. Topics will cover the digital lifecycle of a project, from digitization to preservation as well as platforms, like Omeka and Historypin. Several successful collaborative projects underway in Connecticut will be highlighted.


The forum will broaden participant’s skills and perspectives on digital initiatives, and encourage participants to form new collaborative partnerships. This may be a simple collaborative collection, or a complex grant partnership. In order to facilitate this, we hope to create a project repository where institutions can list their digital projects. Take this opportunity to meet people institutions next door and help create a community that will move Connecticut forward.



A special thank you to the Connecticut Humanities Council for sponsoring Nick Stanhope, CEO, We Are What We Do/Historypin.



Who Should Attend:

This is not an introduction to digitization. It is strongly recommended that attendees currently be involved in some form of digital project or initiative.

Open to all interested institutions. Connecticut based institutions will be given priority, all others will be placed on a waiting list and notified of seat availability seven to ten days before event.

There is no fee for registration.

Lunch will not be provided.

Free parking will be provided at the Legislative Office Building parking garage.


For a complete list of speakers or to register access the Connecticut Continuing Education Calendar of Events @ http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp


For more information please contact:
Christine Pittsley
Digital Collections Technician
Connecticut State Library
231 Capitol Ave.
Hartford Ct. 06106
860-757-6517
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